The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.

百花齐放、百家争鸣的方针，是促进艺术发展和科学进步的方针，是促进我国的社会主义文化繁荣的方针。

Mao Zedong

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Topic

Battle of ideas

Speaker

Mao Zedong

Source

On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Chinese

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Dictator National leader Revolutionary Politician

From

China Asia

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." Eleventh Session (Enlarged) of the Supreme State Conference. 27 Feb. 1957, Beijing, China.

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